Take the test — and see if you do as well as a Grade 8 student from 1895

We truly do “stand on the shoulders of giants,” nanos gigantum humeris insidentes.Ah, the good old days ...

Remember when there were no computers, cellphones, cars, airplanes, electric appliances and so on?

And then remember when our parents or grandparents said, “I don’t know about this modern stuff. You got to remember I only have Grade 8.”

Well, I found a Grade 8 final exam online from Kansas (think rural, one-room schoolhouse), and tried to do it.

They were no slackers by any means, and to get to even Grade 8 was something extraordinary.

I know, it is difficult to compare, but the people from yesteryear were true giants.

Not now

Compare that to today, with the most popular television shows “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Duck Dynasty” and the likes of Miley Cyrus’ tongue and twerking (whatever that is suppose to be), and Justin Bieber showing our ’tweens their values and right from wrong.

I know you may think I am a old fuddy-duddy, but, hey I get it. I truly do, I understand sensationalism, and there’s no such thing as bad PR.

I am just curious as to how these so-called “entertainers” would do in the following.